Topology optimization of planar shape memory alloy thermal actuators using element connectivity parameterization

DOI10.1002/nme.3199zbMath1242.74074MaRDI QIDQ2894843

Yoon Young Kim, Matthijs Langelaar, Gil Ho Yoon, Fred van Keulen

Publication date: 2 July 2012

Published in: International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.3199

zbMATH Keywords

material nonlinearity; shape memory alloys; geometric nonlinearity; topology optimization; NiTi; element connectivity parameterization

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

74M05: Control, switches and devices (``smart materials) in solid mechanics

74F05: Thermal effects in solid mechanics

74P15: Topological methods for optimization problems in solid mechanics

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